Bonny River Field Point Lighthouse

Nigeria

Active; focal plane 30 m (98 ft); two white flashes every 20 s. 28 m (92 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower with lantern and gallery. Entire lighthouse is steel gray. A photo is above, Trabas has Captain Peter's photo, and Bing has a satellite view. The lighthouse marks the entrance to Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State and a major base for the oil industry. Located on the east side of the entrance to the Bonny River, at the eastern edge of the Niger River Delta. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS NIG-002; Admiralty D3940; NGA 25064.

Not sure whether the current light apparatus is Chance Brothers.

Manufacture Date 1952
Lighthouse Construction 1952
Country Nigeria
Commissioning Body Nigerian Ports Authority
Lens Order Size of lens unknown
Status publish
Light Character 2 20s
Lighthouse Markings Square pyramidal steel skeletal tower with steel lantern house.
Management Body Ports Authority Nigerian Ports Authority
Coastal Erosion Vulnerability
Climate Change Impact Observations No
Condition Observations Rusty
Open Status (Site) Open
Open Status (Tower) Closed
Coordinates 4.4037492238,7.1355846755
Other https://www.chancecomments.co.uk/pdf/1952-03%2020191120114314504.pdf ARLHS NIG-002; Admiralty D3940; NGA 25064.
Data Source https://www.chancecomments.co.uk/pdf/1952-03%2020191120114314504.pdf There is a reference here to Chance Brothers employees being sent out to distant shores to install lighthouses, including this one at Bonny Point - see Page 14 under Engineering

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